Date & Post Page

Date and time info is displayed with template tag, the_date(), or likely the_time(). You will need to use Template Hierarchy to determine what Template(s) display the date/time and delete the_time or the_date code. There are hundreds of threads on this same question in these Forums.

As for the home page question see How can I have a static front page and posts display on a page called Blog?

So I am trying to achieve a ‘home’ page that is not a blog and does not have the left hand side bar when viewing it

you will need to create a Page template
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates
DO NOT name it home (anything else is ok)
go to
admin – settings – reading
choose “static home” option

now create an empty Page and title it “Blog”
admin – settings – reading
choose this as your blog page

I would assume you can remove the date code in your theme’s index.php and single.php

MichaelH’s race car is faster than mine

I tried to create a frontpage.php file and uploaded with Filezilla (FTP)I, however unable to see the frontpage.php file in my wordpress editor. I find the steps above in creating a page template by wordpress to not be clear. Am i missing something??? Can I just take the side bar off the home page instead. (the links ‘uncategorized’ & ‘add a comment’. Any ideas appreciated!